20 Handshakes for Peace
September 13, 1993: Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Bill Clinton’s handshake on the lawn of the White House after signing the Oslo Accords. A historic moment, repeated 20 times. Tainted by countless shattered hopes and with a voice-over by intellectual Edward Said, expressing his outrage at the agreement.
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Film details
- Productielanden
- Germany, Palestine
- Jaar
- 2013
- Festivaleditie
- IFFR 2017
- Lengte
- 3'
- Medium/Formaat
- DCP
